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Hours aftercontract negotiationsbroke down between the Screen Actors Guild and the studios, SAG-AFTRAannouncedit willjoin the writersin their strike.
So what went down at the first moment we heard from SAG since the strike was authorized?
Heres the mostpressing informationthe dynamic duo shared.
How did negotiations go?
Poorly, according to Crabtree-Ireland.
Minimum increases is one example where thats the case.
And our negotiating committee rejected that idea.
Crabtree-Ireland also described how SAG members salaries are shrinking in this new environment.
What are actors allowed and not allowed to do during the strike?
Is the AMPTP saying it will offer protections against the use of generative AI?
While the studios and streamers called their AI deal groundbreaking, Crabtree-Ireland had a different opinion on the matter.
So if you think thats a groundbreaking proposal, I suggest you think again.
So thats what was historic.
When I didThe Nanny, everybody was part of the gravy train, she added.
Now, its walled in a vacuum.
What are you doing?
Were not curing cancer here.
Its a collective art form.
When will SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP go back to the table?
Thats up to them, Drescher said.
Were open to talking to them tonight.
But, uh, you know, its up to all of this.
Its because of their behavior.
Its up to them if theyre willing to talk in a normal way.
That honors what we do.
